Petter Solberg's wild crash in Rally France WRC event caught on video

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Ford's Petter Solberg was forced to retire from Rally France on Saturday when he lost control of his Fiesta and collided with a telegraph pole on the day's first stage.

“I knew the road was going up on the right again but there were leaves on the windscreen and I couldn't see… It was a big hit and we broke a steering arm,” said the 37-year-old Norwegian, who had been fourth at the time.

The crash was caught on the car's on-board camera in this video. It's hard to pick which is more amusing, Solberg's comment when the car hits the pole, or the navigator pointing out that the road is elsewhere. Neither the driver nor the navigator were injured in the crash.